Rowland Hill

Rowland Hill (11 August 1772-10 December 1842) was a general of Great Britain.

Biography
Rowland Hill was commissioned into the 38th Regiment of Foot in 1790 and fought in the Siege of Toulon in 1793. In 1800 he fought in the Second Battle of Aboukir when the British landed in Egypt, and was wounded when a musketball hit his head. In 1808 he became a Brigadier General and served in the Peninsular War at the Battle of Talavera and many other actions. His last battle was at the battle of Waterloo in 1815, where he was believed to have fallen, but escaped unscathed. From 1828 to 1839 he was commander-in-chief of Britain's armies, succeeding the Duke of Wellington.